User Comments - BeccaChu
BeccaChu
Posted on: The Glorious 了(le): Part 2
October 31, 2020 at 1:35 AMHello, that's a good question! 着 can be used to represent a continuous state and it doesn't imply change of state. In the sentence 多穿衣服, it doesn't need the 着 because it is only a general suggestion that is not related to the current state.
Does this make sense?
Posted on: Teleshopping 生机精华萃取机
October 31, 2020 at 1:08 AMHello, I'm sorry but the video is not accessible on the new dashboard. Please switch to the old dashboard or go to the following link, you will be able to see the lesson video and the clip:
Hope this helps!
Posted on: Hold the Elevator
October 31, 2020 at 1:01 AMHello! This is a very good question! You can say both in this case. 到几楼 and 去几楼 would mean the same thing in the context of saying which floor do you want to go.
Posted on: Love amid COVID-19
October 31, 2020 at 12:58 AMHi Alison, thank you for the comment. I'm very glad that you enjoyed this lesson!
Have you checked out this lesson?
COVID-19, Rumors and Beer
https://www.chinesepod.com/lesson/covid-19-rumors-and-beer
This is an intermediate video that's also about Covid-19 but it's easier than most lessons at the same level. I'm sure you'll like it!
Posted on: Wine Tasting
October 31, 2020 at 12:48 AMHello, thank you for your feedback. Just to reconfirm, do you find the lessons around 2015 (including this lesson) harder than the ones before that? Or did you mean the latest lessons that we have published (in 2020) are too difficult?
Posted on: 哪里不一样：发音差异, Part 1
October 31, 2020 at 12:42 AM你好Colleen, 我们目前还在努力准备新课程，请敬请期待哦！不好意思让你久等了！
Posted on: Even you can use the (连...都...) pattern
October 29, 2020 at 4:33 PMHi Halifax, yes you're right, "even" is a very versatile word in English and there are a number of ways to express that in Chinese.
Going back to your examples,
I haven't even eaten breakfast yet. 我（甚至）连早餐都还没吃
The room is so crowded that people even sit on the tables. 这个房间非常拥挤，有人甚至坐在桌上(有人连桌子都坐)
I don't even know how to translate these sentences. 我（甚至）连怎么翻译这些句子都不知道
Eva counts even numbers even in the evenings. 艾娃（甚至）连晚上都在数偶数
The difference of 连 and 甚至 is that 甚至 sounds much stronger and formal, and there're also some intricate varieties between them that were not covered in the lesson. Thank you for the feedback!
Posted on: Coffee Break Series #3 - First Meeting
October 29, 2020 at 4:10 PMHi Tommy, thank you for bringing it to our attention!
Posted on: Can I Drink Water Here?
October 28, 2020 at 2:11 PMHello, it's a good question!
小姐 used to have a negative connotation in mainland China, but it has been widely accepted over the years, and you can hear it often in formal occasions as well. This term is very commonly used in Taiwan.
女士 [nǚ shì] is a good substitution to avoid any unnecessary confusion! Hope this helps.
Posted on: Chatting on the Moon
October 31, 2020 at 4:01 PM差事的最常见的读音是[chāi shì]。但是它其实还有另一个意思，指的是东西很糟糕，不好用，这个时候差的读音是[chà]。Costance老师读这个词的时候发音是[chāi shì]，你没有听错！
我觉得声调要学好的话，就把它想像成你在唱歌，句子里的每一个字都是一个音符，然后一直练习，把声音记住，这样你就会进步的很快！